Antique Wood Bar Cart
Late 19th Century Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
1850s French Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wicker
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Wood Bar Cart
Metal
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Wood Bar Cart
Bronze
1920s French Industrial Antique Wood Bar Cart
Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century American Other Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wicker, Reed, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Glass, Wood
19th Century European Industrial Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Industrial Antique Wood Bar Cart
Iron
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Iron
Early 20th Century American Other Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wicker, Reed, Wood
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique Wood Bar Cart
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Wood Bar Cart
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Wood Bar Cart
Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Other Antique Wood Bar Cart
Fabric, Wicker, Reed, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Chrome
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
19th Century Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Late 18th Century Rustic Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wrought Iron, Steel
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Early 17th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Jamaican Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Glass, Ebony, Mahogany
19th Century Antique Wood Bar Cart
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
19th Century English Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wood Bar Cart
Marble, Silver Plate, Brass
19th Century English Other Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
1910s French Louis XVI Antique Wood Bar Cart
Marble, Brass
19th Century English Antique Wood Bar Cart
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Wood Bar Cart
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Wood Bar Cart
Iron, Wrought Iron
1910s American Other Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wicker, Reed, Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Wood Bar Cart
Metal, Bronze
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Wood Bar Cart
Other
Early 20th Century French Antique Wood Bar Cart
Iron
19th Century Louis XV Antique Wood Bar Cart
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
1870s English Victorian Antique Wood Bar Cart
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Metal, Iron
1880s English Victorian Antique Wood Bar Cart
Pine
Late 18th Century Spanish Gothic Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wood Bar Cart
Brass
19th Century Antique Wood Bar Cart
Oil, Panel
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Wood Bar Cart
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Wood Bar Cart
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Finding the Right bar-carts for You
Forever a sleek and elegant furnishing that evokes luxury and sophistication, a vintage bar cart will prove both functional and fabulous in your living room.
Bar carts as we know them were originally conceived as tea trolleys — a modest-sized table on wheels, sometimes featuring both an upper and lower shelf — to help facilitate tea service during the Victorian era in England. Modern bar carts weren’t really a common fixture in American interiors until after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, when they were rolled onto the sets of Hollywood films. There, they suggested wealth and status in the dining rooms of affluent characters.
As tough as the 1930s had been on the average working American, the postwar era yielded economic stability and growth in homeownership. Increasingly, bar carts designed by the likes of Edward Wormley and other furniture makers became an integral part of sunken living rooms across the United States in the 1950s.
Bar carts were a must-have addition to the sensuous and sleek low-profile furnishings that we now call mid-century modern, each outfitted with the finest spirits and savory snacks that people had to offer. And partially owing to critical darlings like Mad Men, vintage cocktail carts have since seen a resurgence and have even become a selling point in restaurants.
Bar carts not only boast tremendous utilitarian value but also introduce a fun, nostalgic dynamic to the layout of your space, be it in the bar area or elsewhere. In addition to showcasing your favorite bottles of rye and local small-batch gin — or juices and mocktail ingredients — there is an undeniable allure to stacking statement glassware, vintage martini cocktail shakers and Art Deco decanter sets atop your fully stocked mid-century modern bar cart. And one size or style doesn’t fit all — an evolution of cocktail cart design throughout history has yielded all manner of metal bar carts, rattan carts and more.
We invite you to add a few more dashes of class to cocktail hour — peruse the vast collection of antique and vintage carts and bar carts on 1stDibs today.
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